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(No Moel.)

P. LYON & J. E. BOSSARD.

FRUIT JAR.' v

Patnted Apr.xl5, 1884.

WITNESSES INVENTOR Z'ATTORNEYS mrnn TATES ATENT .rricE,

PHILP LYON AND JOSEPH H. BOSSARD, OF EAST STROUDSBURG, PA.

FRUIT-JAR.

SPBCIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 297,082, dated April 15, 1884:.

Application filed February 26, 1884. (No niodcl.)

Ta aZZ w7wm it may concern:

Be it known that we, PHILIP LYON and J osnrn H. Bossnnn, citizens of the United States, residing at East Stroudsbnrg, in the county of Monroe and State of Pennsylvama, have invented certain new and usefnl Improvemente in Fruit-Jars; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable 0thers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters *or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a perspective view of our device. Fig. 2 -1s a vertical sectional view of the samc. Fig.

' turned ends, and a central perforated expanded portion having its under side formed by two semicircular inclined surfaces, and a turning disk having two semicircular inclined surfaces corresponding to those of the transverse bar, a pivot-pin long enough to allow the play of the cover extending upward loosely through the perforations of said bar, and lateral operating-lugs, substantially as specified.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates a fruit-jar having the flange or bend B around its neck, and the lip O above said flange, adapted to rcceive the cover D E is a fiat rubbcr ring or packing, which is placed, as nsual, between the shoulder 9 and the cover, around the lip C.

F represents a transverse metallic bar long enough to span the cover diametrically, and having the depending arms G G, one at each end, said ar1ns terminating in inwardly-expanded ends H, adapted to engage the under surface of the fiange B of the jar-neck when the fastening is applied. The middle portion of the bar F is expanded, as shown at K, on each side, to forma circular bearing, thennder side of which is formcd by two semicircular inclined surfaces, L, of equal slope and even hei ght. A perforation,m, is made throngh the center of the bcaring, extending through the rib n of the bar which strengthens said bearing on top.

Z represents a turning disk of circular form, the under side of which is fiat or slightly convcx, and the upper side of which is formed by semicircular inclined surfaces V, corresponding insize and degree of inclination to the inclines L of the central bearing, K, of the clamp-bar, which said inclined surfaces V are designed to engage. The disk is connected to the bar by means of a central upright pin, P, which, being secured to the cover centrally, extends upward through the perforation m of the bar, and is headed at its upper end, as at 8, to preventthe cover fron1 becoming entirely disengaged fron1 the bar and lost. The length of this pin is sufficicnt to allow the cover proper play in turning from its 10W- est to its highest position, the pin being loosely fitted in the perforation m, and readily sliding up and down therein.

It Will be observed that in the bearing K and in the disk Z the raised ends of the inclined surfaces are separated from the depressed portions ofthe opposite.inclined surfaces by shoulders a, which taper to the center. When the cover is in its highest position these shoulders are in contact, and the position of the cover is properly fixed for the application of the fastening to the jarand cover. In such application the under side of the cover is designed to bear on the central portion or bars of the cover, as indicated at 1). This disk Z is provided with laterally extending lugs I at opposite ends of the diametric portion of the cover, which includes the raised ends of the inclined surfaces, the n1tal pin bing,thick enough to afford the requisite degree of strength to withstand the pressure exerted inturning the cover to press the cover down tightly upon the rubber pack- 1ng.

Having described this invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The centrallyperforated transverse clampbar having lateral depending arms formed With inwardly-turned ends, and a central expanded portion hzwing ts under side formed by two sencironlar inclined surfaces, and a turnng disk hawing tw0 semiorenlar nolined surfaces oorrespondng to those of she bransverse bar, 211 pivot-pin long enough to allow the play of the cover extendng upward loosely through the perforations of said bar, and. 12m1;- eral operating-lugs, substantizflly as specified.

In testimony whereof wo affix our signatures in presenee of two witnesses.

PHILIP LYON. JOSEPH H. BOSSARD.

\Vitnessesz G. L. RHODES, VILLIAM H. PUGH. 

